Cigarette and cigar clipping device



Sept. 12, 1950 J. M. KING CIGARETTE AND CIGAR CLIPPING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQR. .fabnflm n9 Filed Jan. '7, 1948 Sept. 12, 1950 J. M. KING 2,521,854

CIGARETTE AND CIGAR CLIPPING DEVICE Filed Jan. 7, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z0 4--P- li 16 Zr 6 211i i Qfl Hi] y 4. 4:11;; 25 M In J 1 J ll l 212 "i J Wu, WNW" W] My, invention relates to: combination ashitray. and cigaretteiand' cigar clipping devices. An object of my invention :is to provideaan.

ash .tray. having an ash-receiving compartment. and a separate compartment which frictionallyv 51:;

I holds a removable guillotine-:holdingbasing, xThe.

guillotine being so positioned in'rthesaidcasing that a removable cutting .edge,';-: suchras va .razor blade afiixed therein, Willi clip. the. ends; from: cigarettes or. cigars whichtare inserted through; w an" opening' the front tofthe said-casing. when; the said guillotine assembly eisxdepressedt is. A fi'irtherobject ofs mylinvention is to provide a resilient blade-receiving fold or sheath in the bottom of the guillotine-compartment to facili- 1c: ats h c are e. l ep eeectiqa mreteiv si edge of the cutting blade therein.simultaneously serving as a rest or chopp' g block for the tip of the cigarette o'r clgari A still'lffurther object ofiumy. invention is: to 2m provide: a balanced spring means to return .the said guillotine to its .normalepositi'on after..each cutting-action. 1

A still further object aofi my inventio provide'zqa :spring-urged' :13 1 pin. Lwhich, together at with-abayonet-type slot in the casing, provides the-means. of limiting the vertical..- moveiiient .of thew-said guillotine assemblm-aandaialso provides aimeans? ofreleasing for removingithe saiiguile lot-inc ,assemblyzfrom its compartment?lwhen 6 desired.

A further object of my invention is'to provide a combination ash tray and cigarette and cigar clipping device that, being made preferably of sheet metal such as pressed steel, may be economically manufactured in large quantities by mass production methods.

Other objects and advantages embraced in my invention will be disclosed in the following description and the accompanying illustrations, in which like parts are designated by like numerals, and in which: v v

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my invention with parts cut away and with its various uses illustrated by phantom lines.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my invention.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of my invention taken substantially on lines 3-3 on Fig. 2. i

Fig. 4 is a view of my invention partly in crosssection looking in the direction of lines 4-4 on Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion of my invention taken substantially on lines 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the guillotine c s i ai renaviee 1 5; .ltetwyn, 111.1:zat s sigiior ofio ne el q..lia me d E-C tms n,chie go m. ApplieationJanuary 7, s g x x we 1 v I lzQolai iiI'fflci.

assembly used in connection with my I invention. Figllis an enlarged perspective-view'of the F pin and bayonet slot means use'd' in connection with my 'inventiom H Referring to the illustrations,--my inventionis generally designated" 1. andconsists of an oblong: ashQtray '8', having a partition 9 dividing the ash tray: 8- into-wan ash-receiving compartment I It and a clippings-receiving compartment H. "The? ash tray' il is preferably made of-sheet metal, and i the edges I 2' of ash receiving compartment {iii are-rolled; as shown infliig. 1. Goreg-l3'aref formed-in' 'the eorners' of ashtray 8, the said gores ltbeing dished at l4'- f or the holdingiofi cigarettes or cigarsl5=thereon. 1 j v A guillotine-holding casing 1 6 is provided with; recessed tower sides I I8. which I frictionally hold the casing- 6- inane clippings-receiving amper H I ment the 'sliouldei l Q' fb rmed thereb acting as a locating stop tothe said casing 6. The

casing lfiha'san open bottom I 1 to facilitate the removal of accumula-ted cigarette and cigar eli'p-" ing therefrom and suitably secured tothe inside oft-thefront ofcasing 16. *Thef -bottom or the, guillotine hol'di'ng compartment 21? provided. with an opening 2 2 and with a' resilient' 'blade'jreceiv lng sheath 123. liavingdips-24."

A number of coil springs 25; in th present instance, two are shown, are secured within sockets 26 on the bottom of the said guillotineholding compartment 2|. The top ends of the said coil springs 25 rest in recesses 21 in the bottom of the blade-holding block 29 of a guillotine assembly 28. Suitably secured to the inside of guillotine block 29 by bracket 4| and projecting through a horizontal slot 38, in the front upper portion thereof, is a spring-urged T pin 30, the said T pin 30 also projects through a verticallypositioned bayonet type slot 3| in the front surface of casing 1'6. A shoulder 32, formed in the said bayonet slot 3 I, acts as a limiting means to the vertical movement of guillotine assembly 28, by means of the said pin 30 attached thereto.

A removable cutting blade 33, such as a razor blade, is held vertically in the forward bottom portion of block!!! by means of a resilient bladeholding clamp 34, the said blade 33 being held frictionally therein. A knob 35- is suitably se-v cured on the top of guillotine assembly 28, and an opening or mouth 36 is formed in the front of easing l6 through which the'tips of cigarettes i 3 or cigars l5 may be inserted for purposes of clipping. a

The said cutting blade 33 is positioned in alignment with the blade-receiving sheath 23,

prising, a guillotine enclosure provided with a guillotine compartment, guillotine means slidably mounted in the said guillotine compartment, |blade receiving sheath means formed at the lower and in registry with mouth 36, so that the cut- 5 portion of the said guillotine compartment, spring ting edge 39 will pass into the said sheath 23 between its lips 24 when the guillotine assembly 28 is depressed, thus providing a shearing action on the tipaofacigarettea or cigars; l5; inserted j-z means confined between the bottom of the said guillotine compartment and the bottom of the said guillotine means maintaining the same normuyg: ogit engagement ths'iseio; blade serve as a support to the inserted cigarette or means mounted in the said guillotine means coar l 3? as it is be ng clipped and have obrating with bayonet slot means in the said wiping action on blade 33 as itleavessheath23.

My combination ash trav'and eigareue d- ;g;uillotine-enclgsuretto limit the movement of the guillotine means and further to permit removalf thereofia *2; if-Zi a, cigar and cigarette clipping device, a

guilf lotine enclosure provided with a guillotine I compartment, guillotine means slidably mounted the-said guillotine compartment, blade retra as s custo y, he ps t eo ay be 20 ceiving sheath means foi'med at the lower poree 'ied; Liliane. rhxe th" g'uillotine assembl 28gb eans-ohknoh 3.5, e. tu s?! i kes. 1 .n .Q iiEBddher IQmhQ Will'fall into the clippings compantments l hfi Ql p fi h 5.9::- '51may be dr9p qe eashr e ivine, om a t en l0;- Theeu ene. mme asme I 4 e; remo d ree! It. ,aq i pine t-r na compartment ll toempty accmnulated.cigarettefl ke t in s Ihe. may be moved horizontally; as ,shownin Rigs, 6;. ll? I release e l lle ine-as m 8- and allow it to beremoved from ,the. gui1 lotine;com-, Par m ew a hawn b dQt ed,- c 'Mj'r invention is for: clipping. the;- ends cig s, preparatory to slit gejthe, sa d 1-- iee s lin i hrough. the opening fl ebottorn o gpillotineehmd ingicompartmentjl "the l pingszreceivingu, compartment l l.

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